the disturbing details of the thwarted attack on the concert tonight the conflict in gaza is spreading to other countries. heavy rain and snow the forecast. the stormy weekend ahead for early holiday travelers. >> definitely one more thing to worry about during a stressful time. >> norah: new hope for a morning sickness cure, the discovery that could help hundreds of thousands of pregnant women. >> this is the future. >> 35 miles you're off the coast of new york, this giant wind turbine is now generating electricity. but the industry is also facing major headwinds. >> snow falling in florida. >> norah: an army of volunteers brings holiday cheer to families of america's fallen heroes. >> it's like the entire country is cheering for us. ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening. i'm norah o'donnell and thank you for being with us on this thursday night and we begin with the fresh warnings from president biden to israel that it is time to scale back the war in gaza and "be more careful to protect civilians." we've got more on that new message in just a moment but first the world is on alert. amid growing fears of terror attacks inspired by the israel-hamas war. we've got important new information tonight about the suspected terror plots against jewish targets in europe that were foiled. seven people were arrested by police, and this is the first sign that the war in gaza may be spreading beyond the region. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the suspects were acting on behalf of hamas. the arrests come just one day after a senior hamas official called for more violence against americans everywhere. the fbi just the last couple days morning the heightened threat of lone actors targeting large holiday gatherings. right here in the u.s. about to get to cbs's charlie d'agata i will start us off tonight from tel aviv. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening, securities being ramped up tonight and parts of europe. denmark announcing higher police patrols at jewish sites in copenhagen. the danish prime minister signed the threat is as serious as it gets. [gunfire] the accusations tonight that the terror suspects have the same ties to the forces is really israeli forces have been battling. since the october 7 massacre. anti-terror team said they arrested three men in berlin while police and the netherlands to attend a suspect in rotterdam, all accused of being long-standing hamas members connected to its military wing. denmark also announcing arrests, although it's not clear whether they're connected. following rates, prosecutors say the suspects planned to store weapons in berlin for possible attacks against jewish targets in europe. danish intelligence officials saying today the investigation revealed a network of people preparing a terrorist act. on social media today, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu boasted "law enforcement agencies arrested seven terrorists acting on behalf of hamas and thwarted an attack, the goal to kill innocent civilians on european soil." >> based on my experience, when the agent see mossad is knocking on the door the middle the night, you say hey, guys, we have a problem over here. everyone is cooperating in a minute. i don't want to rush to conclusion but no doubt this plot was a serious one. >> reporter: elevated terror threats not just here in the middle east or in europe. fbi chief christopher wray addressing the senate briefing earlier this month. >> i've never seen a time where all the threats were so many of the threats are all elevated all at exactly the same time. >> reporter: underlining the urency of those arrests today, german authorities say the suspects taken into custody not only had ties to hamas militants. they were acting under the direct orders of militant leaders. norah. >> norah: important contacts. charlie d'agata, thank you so much. tonight we have new reporting about how long israel's intense fighting could last as the rift between u.s. and israel grows. president biden this afternoon urging israel to "be more careful. close with this just in, own reporter margaret brennan asking a senior military official if the death of the mastermind of the october attack is necessary for the end of the conflict. she was told it's safe to say his days are numbered. cbs's ramy inocencio reports tonight on the new timeline for the war. >> reporter: in a shattered school, israel's military said it killed many militants in intense fighting in the past day hailing the surrender of about 70 alleged hamas fighters. in the south, israeli strikes leveled homes and killed dozens in rafah and khan younis. one survivor said they are children. today's deaths adding to the more than 18,000 killed according to gaza's health ministry, run by hamas. president biden waiting. >> want them to be focused on how safe civilian lives. not stop going after hamas. but be more careful. >> reporter: u.s. national security advisor jake sullivan in israel today pressed by mr. benton not in yahoo on a timeline should be completed in two to three weeks followed by lower levels of bombing for several months. on israeli tv mr. netanyahu said i told our american friends we are more determined than ever until hamas is eliminated. >> playing a game, a political game, look at me, i'm standing up to america pressure. >> reporter: what pressure will the u.s. supply? >> there are several courses pressure that the u.s. could apply. one of those are these frequent visits. >> reporter: is israel's president and tel aviv marked the last night of this year's festival of lights the country's hopes for a miracle, the return of more than 100 hostages still held in captivity. and while the u.s. and israel are working together towards another phase of hostage releases, the two do not agree on who will govern gaza after this war is over. norah. >> norah: ramy inocencio, thank you. back here at home we learned today that a 13-year-old ohio boy is under arrest accused of plotting a mass shooting at a synagogue. the court documents reveal the young teenager, identified as jr, because of his age, posted detailed plans on the social media platform discord about carrying out an attack at temple israel in canton, ohio. tonight former new york city mayor rudy giuliani's defamation trial is now in the hands of a jury. leone opted not to testify in the case brought by two former fulton county, georgia, election workers. he's already been found liable for defaming the woman. the two women are seeking nearly $50 million in damages. the new york city courthouse a jury is deciding the fate of marvel film star actor jonathan majors. the 34-year-old is accused of assault and harassment by his now former girlfriend. cbs's jericka duncan reports from outside the courthouse in lower manhattan. >> reporter: jonathan majors walked into a manhattan courtroom where his attorney and her closing argument accused major's ex-girlfriend grace jabbari of being the aggressor. surveillance video from the march alleged assault appears to show majors shoving jabari into a black escalade. what was never captured in nvidia, the moments before had in which jabari testified she grabbed majors' phone after seeing a text message from another woman. jabari says majors assaulted her leaving a cut behind her ear and a fractured finger. another video shows jabari running after majors following the alleged assault through the next day majors called 911 saint he found jabbari unconscious in their shared manhattan apar apartment. >> she has a sweat shirt on. she's my ex-partner. we broke up. i came back to >> reporter: shortly after that, majors was arrested. majors, a rising hollywood store with recent roles in the marvel franchise pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault and harassment charges. court prosecutors ordered majors was abusive throughout the relationship and shared audio jabbari recorded in september of last year. >> come home drunk and disturbed the peace of our house. my temper. my [bleep]. all that said, i'm not saying. i. >> reporter: the jury will continue to liberation's tomorrow. majors do not take a stand from the moment that stunned the courtroom, his defense attorney began to cry she was giving her closing argument saying to the jurors end this nightmare for jonathan majors. >> norah: interesting. jericka duncan, thank you. now to the weather with major storms forecast the entire east coast this weekend against 15 states including right here in washington. let's bring in meteorologists mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. blustery weather from florida to england. heavy rain from the keys in south florida all the way to jacksonville some areas could see three to 5 inches of rain. that of course may lead to some flood issues across multiple states. all the loggers areas could see flooding rain. that's just the beginning of our issues. low, strong low developing. intensifying along the east coast. very rainy, very windy and even some snow as a secondary low forms over the atlantic ocean. what does that mean? heavy rain. this could last right through monday or tuesday of next week. >> norah: mike bettes, thanks. tonight an important new medical discovery to tell you about. for many pregnant women morning sickness is debilitating and painful part of what is normally one of the most joyous times in their life. in fact two-thirds of women feel nauseous during pregnancy. as cbs's janet shamlian shows us they now know the cause, sparking hopes for treatment. >> reporter: they call it morning sickness they can happen any time of day. in pregnancy, it's nausea and vomiting generally the first trimester but what causes it has been mostly speculation until now. it's a single hormone called gdf 15. according to a new study in the journal of nature. >> how can the findings help treatment for women who experience this question work >e prior to pregnancy to desensitize women and different prevented. the other mechanism is to lower the hormone. >> reporter: fejzo, who has been studying this for 20 years was so sick with her second pregnancy she had a miscarriage. mom's like amy schumer and kate middleton have been public about their struggles. a rare but more severe form of morning sickness that can lead to malnutrition, weight loss, dehydration, and even death. how badly do you feel? 's legal i felt pretty rough in the mornings. i was on the floor in the bathrooms. trying to get through the mornings and sometimes the middle of the afternoon depending on when it was. >> reporter: sarah ballin has been sick with both of her pregnancies and was hospitalized twice for dehydration. >> are you ready? >> reporter: she is hopeful the study's findings can help women like herself. >> it would make things a lot better for women during a really stressful hard time coming you're already tired and it's one less thing to have to worry about. >> reporter: our clinical trials underway for drugs that block the hormone but those are for illnesses. they are not for pregnancy. that said, researchers are hoping to start testing soon. treatment for the most serious cases of morning sickness. norah. >> norah: that's hopeful for many people. janet shamlian, thank you. more good knives tonight about the u.s. economy. mortgage rates dropped below 7% for the first time in four months pay the cost of a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fraud for seven straight weeks now after hitting 23 year high in october. rates are excited to keep dropping as the federal reserve cuts interest rates next year. turning now to one of the fastest growing industries in the country: offshore wind farms. in tonight's "eye on america" we traveled one of the newest projects in the northeast which could power tens of thousands of homes. as cbs's ben tracy reports, the industry faces some major headwinds. >> reporter: 35 miles off the coast of long island, this 800-foot tall wind turbine is making history. this is actually generating power for new york right now. >> yes, it is. power from the first turbine has come to the grid. >> reporter: that power travels through an undersea cable underneath this beach where it connects to the grid on long island. this is basically a massive extension cord? >> you could call it that. a 78-mile extension cord. >> reporter: david hardee is ceo of orsted americas, the company building new york's 12 turbines that will generate 132 megawatts of power. >> for those that don't speak energy, that 70,000 homes. this is a first, a milestone. >> reporter: roughly two dozen other offshore wind farms were planned along the coast generating clean power. this project near massachusetts martha's vineyard is about to come online but insulation, rising interest rates, and supply chain issues have now made several others too extensive to build. orsted americas canceled two wis off new jersey and is reconsidering to others. do you think in some ways it was overly optimistic question work >> probably in some ways we were too optimistic on some things and we got caught on the wrong end of some of these macro trends. >> reporter: the projects were key to president biden's goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030, enough to power more than 10 million homes. analysts now predict the industry will build less than half that. >> we still see a large growth opportunity for offshore wind in the long term but the trajectories going to be longer and flatter than i think first envisioned by a lot of east coast states. >> reporter: you've got some of the best wins in the world here. >> reporter: david hardy says building industry this complex is not easy but it's essential to clean energy future. >> we're just at the beginning of something that could be really, really vague and needs to be successful. >> reporter: for "eye on america," ben tracy, cbs news, long island. >> norah: just fascinating. coca-cola recalls hundreds of cases of some of its most popular sodas. what consumers need to know, next. >> announcer: tonight's "eye on america" is sponsored by auto, home, pet. find your fit at weathertech.com. there is only oe on their holiday list... weathertech... laser measured floorliners that fit perfectly in the front and rear... seat protector to guard against spills and messes... cargoliner, bumpstep, and no drill mudflaps to protect the exterior... and cupfone keeps phones secure and handy... 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